110th Annual Dinner Weekend

Meet report 15-17th November 2024 at the Falcon Manor, Settle and at Lowstern A spell of calmer, drier weather than is usual for the time of year almost lasted long enough to include this meet, the largest gathering in the Club’s calendar.  It was also the closing meet of Becca Humphrey’s presidency and perhaps it […]

Christmas Meet, Lowstern

Meet report, 13-15 December 2024 Voice from the Kitchen: “Harvey!  You’ll be going into Settle, won’t you, would you mind picking up a couple of things for tomorrow’s meal?” Harvey: “’Course not.  What do you need?” Voice from the Kitchen: “Just fennel seeds and a bottle of white wine vinegar.” On the face of it […]

Scottish winter meet, Crianlarich

27th February to 2nd March 2025 at the Ochils MC Inverardran Cottage in Crianlarich. Located at the North end of Loch Lomond and a relatively short journey from Glasgow, Crianlarich is surrounded by Munros and not too far from Glen Coe or Killin. We have 18 places booked at Inverardran Cottage, a warm and comfortable […]

New Year meet, Little Langdale

17-19th January 2025 at our hut Low Hall Garth. This will be the third generation of Crowthers to host the New Year meet. We always hope for snow but in any event this will be a chance to burn off the excesses of the festive season and make a good start to 2025. Michael will […]

North Wales meet, Eryri

7-9th February 2025 at Ty Powdwr, the Karabiner Mountaineering Club’s hut in Dinorwig, near Llanberis. Situated above the ancient forests that rise above Llyn Padarn, Ty Powdwr was originally the black powder store for the nearby abandoned Llanberis quarries. It provides easy access to Elidir Fawr and the Glyders as well as fascinating explorations around […]

Peak District meet, Stoney Middleton

Meet Report: 25-27 October 2024 at Carlswark Cottage. Stoney Middleton lies between the deeply incised White Peak valleys and wide-open moors of the Dark Peak offering climbers near endless climbs on both limestone and grit. All around are culturally significant locations including Eyam, Chatsworth, scores of Stone, Bronze and Iron Age sites, and old lead […]

Christmas meet, Lowstern

13-15th December 2024 at our Yorkshire Dales hut near Clapham. Get in the festive mood with log fires, good food and excellent company. There will be some presentations on recent Club activities but they won’t be allowed to go on too long. Santa and Mrs Claus will be played by Rod and Yayoi Smith, helped […]

Midweek Meet, the Lake District, Patterdale

Meet Report: 13-15 August at the Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut, Grisedale. The Agnes Spencer hut is situated just off the A592 at Grisedale Bridge. Most members found it without difficulty, some had more trouble. This was attributed to the hut sign blending in with the stone of the cottage. There were 10 people at the […]

2025 Alpine Meet, France

Steve Richards is starting planning for a YRC Alpine meet in 2025. Read on if you are interested – at this stage early indications of interest will help so please respond accordingly. Dates: Core dates 26 July – 9 August 2025. Arriving before or extending beyond these dates is possible – please indicate when responding if […]

Costa Blanca meet, Calpe

April 5-12th 2025 at the Villa Mandarina in Calpe. Those who have been on one of these excellent Spanish spring meets will need no recommendation. For those new to the area suffice to say that there are almost limitless opportunities for mountain walking, scrambling, climbing and canyoning in an area of great beauty, particularly at […]